Temperature
4 F at 12 AM; 10 F at its warmest, 2 AM Thursday, and 4 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 4F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 10F
- 2 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 4F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in North Slope Borough, Alaska7°
26°/7°
Overcast·
Feels like -6°·Light breeze 8 mph ENE
Now. Anaktuvuk Pass Airport is 7° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like -6°. The dew point is 1°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-northeast at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 26° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 22° by 12 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 22°, and the coolest Thursday, near 9°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 20°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:28 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 9 hours 14 minutes long, 8 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
7feels-6
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
267
15%
Sat
Oct 17
2220
overcast
Sun
Oct 18
138
13mph
Mon
Oct 19
135
partly cloudy day
Tue
Oct 20
158
11%
Wed
Oct 21
118
18%
13mph
Thu
Oct 22
93
partly cloudy day
7°
26°7°
22°20°
13°8°
13°5°
15°8°
11°8°
9°3°
As of 1:00 AM in Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AKP
- ICAO
- PAKP
- IATA
- AKP
- Field elevation
- 2,102 ft
- Serves
- Anaktuvuk Pass
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAKP
- Wind now
- From 40° at 10 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 unlit | 4,800 ft | 100 ft | GRAVEL-G | 39° / 219° | 10 mph head, on 02 | None |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Anaktuvuk Pass (PAKP), Anaktuvuk Pass Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 1 F, the air 87% saturated; the humidity ran from 81% at 6 AM Thursday to 90% at 2 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 1F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 87%
- Humidity, range
- 81 to 90%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the north northeast at 1 AM; at its strongest 13 mph, 5 PM Thursday, with a gust of 22 mph at 9 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 5 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 22mph
- 9 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.51 inHg at 1 AM, falling 0.16 inHg over 3 hours; 0.53 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.51inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.16inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.53inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.3 miles at 9 AM Thursday, under a mile for 10 hours; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 0.3mi
- 9 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 10
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 2 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 20 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 400ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 2 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 20
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- 0.00in
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 17
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Anaktuvuk Pass: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 2 instruments nearest Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Anaktuvuk PassPAKP
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,110 ft/8 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
At a river or reservoir gauge/27.6 mi away/2,664 ft/562 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Anaktuvuk Passcity, 1 mi
- Wisemancommunity, 64 mi
- Coldfootcommunity, 75 mi
- Bettlescity, 84 mi
- Evansvillecommunity, 86 mi
- Allakaketcity, 112 mi
- Alatnacommunity, 112 mi
- Nuiqsutcity, 145 mi
- Arctic Villagecommunity, 157 mi
- Kobukcity, 158 mi
- Hughescity, 159 mi
- Venetiecommunity, 160 mi
Airports near Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
- Galbraith Lake AirportGBH, 62 mi
- Coldfoot AirportCXF, 73 mi
- Bettles AirportBTT, 84 mi
- Prospect Creek AirportPPC, 96 mi
- Allakaket Airport6A8, 112 mi
- Nuiqsut AirportAQT, 145 mi
- Alpine AirstripAK15, 154 mi
- Indian Mountain LRRS AirportUTO, 157 mi